LOCAL officials and other stakeholders in Negros Oriental supported on Wednesday, August 3, the government efforts to end the war in Marawi City and promote peace amid the terror threat in the country.

The Province of Iloilo, through Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr., has officially donated to Passi City National High School (PNHS) the 7-hectare property it currently occupies. A Deed of Donation was signed on Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Capitol Board Room. From left, Passi City Mayor Jesry Palmares, Gov. Defensor, Fourth District Board Member Domingo Oso, Passi City Schools Division Superintendent Maura Pait, and PNHS principal Rey Deatras. (ECGarcia/ Capitol News)